Factors Influencing Self-leadership of Nursing Students according to Locus of Control
10.11111/jkana.2018.24.3.182
- Author:
Ji Yeon CHOI
1
;
Sook Bin IM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Gimcheon University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Self-leadership;
Locus of control;
Creativity;
Social support;
Communication
- MeSH:
Creativity;
Curriculum;
Humans;
Internal-External Control;
Mental Competency;
Nursing;
Organizational Culture;
Students, Nursing
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2018;24(3):182-192
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose was to identify factors which affect nursing students' self-leadership according to their locus of control. METHODS: This study was a descriptive research. Participants were 600 D city junior and senior nursing students who had completed clinical training. RESULTS: Results showed the following characteristics of students who had high self-leadership: For students with external locus of control the following correlations with self-leadership were found:, general creativity (r=.46), social support (r=.48), academic self-efficacy (r=.29), and communication competence (r=.49). For students with internal locus of control, self-leadership was correlated with general creativity (r=.46), social support (r=.41), academic self-efficacy(r=.36), and communication competence (r=.48). For the nursing students with external locus of control, age (β=−.24, p=.010), satisfaction with campus life (β=.16, p=.027), general creativity (β=−.20, p=.017), and social support (β=−.20, p=.028) had significant effects on their self-leadership: explanatory power of 44% (F=6.53, p < .001). For students with internal locus of control, self-leadership was effected by general creativity (β=.20, p=.011) and social support (β=.19, p=.012): explanatory power was 42%(F=5.96, p < .001). CONCLUSION: Applying these findings to the curriculum of nursing students would improve their self-leadership and increase the efficiency of organizational culture and contribute to goal achievement in nursing organizations.
